---
id: "CVE-2026-115602"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-115602"]
title: "Kadence Blocks WordPress plugin: stored XSS through version 3.8.0.1"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["kadence-blocks", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["patched-version", "plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T10:16:51+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T10:29:17+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T10:30:50+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115602", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T10:29:17+00:00"}]
---

# Kadence Blocks WordPress plugin: stored XSS through version 3.8.0.1

Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks, a WordPress plugin from Liquid Web and StellarWP, fails to neutralize input when generating pages, enabling stored cross-site scripting. An attacker who can place content on a page can run scripts in the browser of visitors or administrators who view it.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the `kadence-blocks` plugin in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or with `wp plugin get kadence-blocks --field=version`
- Confirm whether the version is `3.8.0.1` or earlier

## Fix

- Update the `kadence-blocks` plugin to a version later than `3.8.0.1` (the fixed version is unknown from the sources)

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T10:29:17+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115602

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks kadence-blocks allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks: from n/a through 3.8.0.1.

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